The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-05-27
THEDEATH OF SAMUEL COALE, ESQ,
OF ALABAMA.
DARLINGroN, MD, NAV 1itb, 1ss7.

Editor Of 4EgS d Inteliqeacer'
have just received tho following communica-
tion from my father, Col: Samuel Forwood, of
Gosport. Ala, conveying the sad intelligence of
the death of my old and much respected friend,
Samuel Coale, Esq, native of Maryland, which
you will please publish for the Information OF
his many friends and relatives in Hartford and
Cecil counties. The letter is dated May 4, 1887,
was written at Gosport, Clarke Co., Ala, and
reads as follows:
DEAR SON: Samuel COale. Esq, with whom
you were acquainted, died suddenly and unex-
pected!y athis homo, on tho Both OF April ultimo.
He was first confined to his bed on the Sunday
previous to his death, which occurred on Satur-
day evening. His wife was extremely i'll at the
same time, and DR.. Files was in attendance, re-
naming with them all the time and believing
that Mrs. Coalc's sickness was more serious than
that OF her husband.
II visited him twice during the week. and was
shocked TO near on Saturday evening that he had
suddenly expired while DIR. Files was in the act
OF administering some medicine The doctor
says that death resulted from paralysis of the
heart MaHst..,o,,o.,.,,,,,.,..,,,c-.,-,,
appears to be convalescing.
samuel soale was born at West nottingham,
Cecil Co., Nd, on the 9th day OF April, 1913, and
was "A years and "a days Of age at the time of his
death. HIS funeral was attended by large con
course of citizens, both white aud black, thus
testlfying to the universal feeling of respect en-
ea % tSe h
Church. on the evening of May LIST, and were con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. w. II. Abernethy, his
MrCoale was good man and his walk through
the journey of life was that of pure Christian
His was the first body buried in the new ceme-
terry, Of one acre. which we have Just purchased,
at spot convenient to the church. for the bene-
fit OF the neighborhood.
Mr.. Coae came to Alabama In 1887 He first
lived In my summer house, at Gosport and after
wards, fora number years, at the Taylor place,
near our church. From thence he moved to
hotel and established blacksmith and wagon
making shop and also steam grist.mil.
He Joined the Masonic Lodge No H. F. & A.
NJ, also the Suggsville Chapter, No. So II A. NJ
and was Master OF the Lodge and H. p, of tho
Chapter for number of years.
"lle united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church many years ago was prominent mem
bcr, and, for q time, was an acceptahlp local
preacher.
After the war, he moved back to the neigh
borhood OF Gosport, where he engaged In plant
ing quite extensively. lie had a comfortnhIo
home for himself and family the latter consist
ing of one unmarried daughter. Rebecca and five
orphan grandchidren-two of them by his daugh-
ter, who married Jesse Taylor and three the
children of bis later son, Skipwith-all well pro-
ylded for. He also leaves good wife, but little
NJ. Coale. and three daughters, Mrs A. Il. Booth
Mes. N. Cowan, and Mrs. NJ. Abel Forwood, wife
of the writer's son. Henry ii
Mr.. Coale was the Sunday School teacher at
our Methodist Church, at Gosport, and was also
the Justice OF the Peace for our precinct.
II will be glad II you will have the above sketch
OF Mr.. Coale published in The 4EgiS and MteNi-
gtacsr as i may be Of interest TO his old surviv.
ing friends and relatives In Hartford county.
think he has brother living at the old place
near the Magraw Academy, in Cecil county"
W. STUMP FORWOOD NJ. d,